Time-management pundits are always harping on how we waste time reading emails first thing in the morning. I think they're full of manure. First of all, a Marketo study found that 58% of people read email first thing in the morning, many reading email before they even eat breakfast. Is it just addiction -- or is there a good reason …
Dealing with Crazymaker Clients – Part 2
In Part 1 of this article, I gave you some ideas on how to spot a crazymaker client (or student, or business partner, employee, or mastermind group member – whomever you have a close business relationship with). Now that you've got a list of how to spot them, you might be able to avoid getting into a business relationship with a potential …
Dealing with Crazymaker Clients – Part 1
Dealing with difficult clients? I hear horror stories all the time from my colleagues and clients about their own customers (also -- vendors, mastermind group members, partners and employees) who constantly step outside the boundaries of what's considered good social behavior. Sure, we all make mistakes from time-to-time, but these folks make a …
Lurker Alert: The Art of Audience, Student and Mastermind Group Engagement
Who are those people who attend your mastermind group, Q+A session, or class but never talk? Why do people on Facebook and LinkedIn never respond? And how do you get them talking? Back in the mid-90s when I first went online via CompuServe (remember those days??), we noticed that for every 10 people looking at the message forum, one person …
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How to Be a Small Business Consultant
18 Step Checklist with Downloadable PDF How do you grow your small business consulting practice? What skills do you need? Here are the 18 steps to becoming a small business consultant. Whether you call yourself a consultant, coach, advisor or mentor, these steps will help you develop skill sets and grow your business. I've been a small …
7 Tips for Managing Information Overload
Do you ever have that disturbing feeling that trying to squeeze one more piece of new information in your brain will render you senseless? Information overload causes stress and a loss of productivity. We're so busy gathering information that we never get into action around implementing all these great ideas. And we can't seem to put our fingers …